· Musou

"ROAR!"

The next second, Goliath opened its massive maw, violent magic power gathering incessantly at its lips, visible ripples of energy condensing. A white shockwave tore through the air, hurtling straight toward Lu Qiming's head.

"BOOM!"

The colossal shockwave shattered the earth, causing the entire 17th Floor to tremble.

Dual Blade Thrust

Before the attack had even finished, and before Goliath could clearly see what happened, a streak of white light flew out from the smoke kicked up by the shockwave, piercing straight through its chest.

"AARGH-ROAR!"

Like a fountain, a massive volume of blood sprayed from Goliath's chest. Through the enormous puncture wound, one could clearly see Goliath's writhing internal organs. Under the agony and the threat of death, Goliath roared in a frenzy.

Following Goliath's roar, the monsters that had just spawned in the nearby floors all lifted their heads, red light flickering in their eyes, and began sprinting at full speed toward the 17th Floor.

Among them, adventurers who had been engaged in battle with monsters suddenly found that the creatures they were fighting were roaring madly, abandoning them entirely and turning to run toward the distance.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

"All the monsters are running toward the 17th Floor!"

"Could it be that roar from just now?"

A middle-aged adventurer suddenly realized something and looked at the monsters rushing toward the 17th Floor; the madness in their behavior was as if something were summoning them.

"Someone is challenging the Floor Boss!"

The middle-aged adventurer shouted in shock. He had seen such a scene before—he had witnessed it when the Freya Familia once challenged the Floor Boss, and it was exactly the same as now.

"What? Someone is challenging the Floor Boss? But..."

The people around him looked at the middle-aged adventurer in disbelief. The Loki Familia, who were supposed to be on an expedition soon, weren't even prepared yet; how could anyone be challenging the Floor Boss?

"It must be someone challenging the Floor Boss, and now the Floor Boss has gone berserk and started summoning monsters!"

The middle-aged adventurer looked at his companions with determination and began following the monsters toward the 17th Floor.

"Hey, Gelu, where are you going?"

"I'm going to see who is challenging the Floor Boss!"

The middle-aged adventurer glanced back at his companions and picked up his pace, sprinting toward the 17th Floor.

The others exchanged glances and followed with loud laughter; how could they miss witnessing such an interesting event?

At this moment, the same thing was happening from the 14th to the 16th Floors, as endless monsters and adventurers from those levels began to converge on the 17th Floor.

"Oh? Gone berserk?"

Lu Qiming stood on Goliath's back, tilting his head to look at the roaring giant. The large hole he had previously pierced through Goliath's chest was already mostly healed thanks to Goliath's Self-Regeneration ability.

However...

Lu Qiming spun Divine Judgment in his hand, pointing both swords at Goliath's head. You can recover from physical damage, but what about soul damage?

With his previous attack, Lu Qiming had sliced off a piece of Goliath's soul, which was then devoured by Divine Judgment.

Spinning Dance Slash

The twin blades flew up and down in Lu Qiming's hands, and streaks of sword light continuously lit up across Goliath's body.

"ROAR!"

Goliath's body stiffened, and the next second, a massive, agonizing scream echoed through the 17th Floor. By now, the muscles on Goliath's body had completely vanished; from a distance, it looked like a giant white skeleton wrapped in mangled, scarred organs.

Beneath the skeleton, chunks of flesh the size of fists littered the ground, and a massive amount of blood filled the pits in the floor, turning the battlefield into a bloody, terrifying hellscape of gore.

On the ground irrigated by blood and flesh, a black-haired youth stood opposite the skeletal giant, his face filled with a bloodthirsty smile.

"Hahaha, what's wrong? Are you spent? He-haha. Come on, little darling, keep dancing!"

"ROAR-ROAR-ROAR!"

Painful, frenzied roars erupted from Goliath's mouth. Steam poured from its body, and the hissing sound of flesh regenerating echoed across its entire frame. In just over ten seconds, Goliath's flesh was fully restored.

Only now, its black hair had turned completely white, its dark red skin had shifted to blood-red under the berserk state, and its millstone-sized crimson pupils stared fixedly at Lu Qiming.

"ROAR!"

Goliath opened its giant maw, and magic cannons fired in rapid succession, exploding where Lu Qiming stood. The earth was destroyed, and the shockwaves kicked up all the rubble and dust.

"ROAR-ROAR-ROAR-ROAR!"

From within the dust, continuous roars rang out, and pairs of blood-red pupils stared thirstily at a spot within the haze.

When the dust settled, the entire 17th Floor was surrounded by a tide of monsters. In the center, opposite the Floor Boss, Lu Qiming pulled his lips into a wide grin, visible blood-red mist shrouding his body.

"Call for backup, then..."

Divine Judgment in Lu Qiming's hand began to vibrate slightly, the runes on the blade lighting up as the sword hummed with a sharp, whistling sound.

"Good, good, don't be impatient. With this many, we'll surely be able to have a good slaughter."

Feeling the killing intent of Divine Judgment, Lu Qiming rubbed his fingers lightly against the hilt, temporarily soothing the blade. He then looked up toward the entrance of the 17th Floor, where a large crowd of adventurers had gathered.

Inside, two little lolis were hopping about on their short legs, shouting at him.

"Berserker-senpai!"

"Go, senpai!"

"..."

Lu Qiming stared at the two little lolis slandering him with black lines running down his forehead. If it weren't for the fact that they were so cute and dressed so scantily, he would really want to give them a shot. No, a slash!

"I've told you already, I'm an Assassin!"

Lu Qiming shouted at the two little lolis before turning his attention away.

"Come on, let's dance!"

He held Divine Judgment horizontally across his chest, and magic power as deep as an abyss began to rise from his body, shooting straight into the sky.

"Musou!"

The whisper of the Grim Reaper escaped Lu Qiming's lips, and a terrifying pressure instantly crushed the nearby monsters into pulp as endless power flooded his entire body.

At this moment, the stats on Lu Qiming's panel began to soar.

Name: Lu Qiming
Age: 16
Spirit: 83
Strength: 83
Agility: 108
Constitution: 83

Under these terrifying stats, Lu Qiming's body felt filled with endless power. His short black hair danced wildly in the overflowing magic, and his desire for slaughter began to surge rapidly.

The endless monsters on the seventeenth floor seemed to sense the change in Lu Qiming; even in their berserk state, they began to hiss incessantly, their bodies trembling slightly.

"Roar!"

Goliath let out an angry bellow, raising both hands high before slamming them down like a falling meteorite.

"Dance! Let us become one!"

Standing his ground, Lu Qiming tilted his head slightly and gently swiped Divine Judgment upward, sending a massive sword beam flying from the blade.